Ellalong Public School

32 Helena Street, Ellalong NSW 2325

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Ellalong Public School is a government primary school in Ellalong, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 114 students. Its ICSEA is 903, where the national average is 1000.

114students

903ICSEA · higher than 15% of NSW primary schools

4%language background other than English

28%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

8teaching staff (FTE)

Language background, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

89.3%attendance rate, 2024 · -4.3 pts over 3 years

-9%enrolment change over 5 years

136FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 114.

About this school, from public sources

Public information about Ellalong Public School, a small K-6 government primary school in the Lower Hunter Valley near Cessnock, describes a close-knit community with around 115-120 students. The school highlights a safe, inclusive learning environment, individualised support plans co-designed with families, a new public preschool program, and a Positive Behaviour for Learning approach. It also runs a speech and language intervention program and partners with its Parents & Citizens association and the local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group, reflecting a diverse student population.

Often praised

strong parent and community involvement
individualised student support plans
attendance and NAPLAN results above similar schools

This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.

NAPLAN

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Ellalong Public School on My School · Why some data is missing

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Paxton Public School	Paxton	Public primary	3.0 km	926	80
Congewai Public School	Congewai	Public primary	6.0 km	888	11
Bellbird Public School	Bellbird	Public primary	6.2 km	907	355
Millfield Public School	Millfield	Public primary	6.3 km	932	101
Kitchener Public School	Kitchener	Public primary	6.8 km	930	113
Cessnock West Public SchoolOC	Cessnock	Public primary	9.0 km	884	399
St Patrick's Primary School	Cessnock	Catholic primary	9.5 km	975	347
Cessnock Public School	Cessnock	Public primary	9.6 km	876	276

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

School	Suburb	Type	Students	ICSEA
Bribbaree Public School	Bribbaree	Public primary · K-6	8	903
Captains Flat Public School	Captains Flat	Public primary · K-6	26	903
Claymore Public School	Claymore	Public primary · P-6	236	903
Coutts Crossing Public School	Coutts Crossing	Public primary · K-6	66	903
Glen Innes Public School	Glen Innes	Public primary · K-6	339	903
Old Guildford Public School	Guildford	Public primary · P-6	411	903

About this data

Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.